Oversight Report of CAP 722H Specific Category Operations: Pre-defined Risk Assessment Requirements, Guidance & Policy Humans are amazing. The 9 months gestation period we have, compared to our size is considered pretty long. Long gestation is more common as you move up the intelligence scale and also as an animal gets larger. Elephants…
Tearing up the rule book We found out on the 11th November that the DfT has made a decision to ignore the EASA Open Category C marking system. The current expectation is that they will issue an amendment to the Implementing Regulations before the end of December with the changes coming into force on 1st…
Could the DJI Mavic 3 gain UK C1 marking by Christmas 2022? TUV Rheinland, a world respected test and certification body, has announced, in tandem with DJI, that the Mavic 3 has achieved the world’s first EASA C1 certification. See here for the TUV announcement So what? What does this mean for UK flyers? …
CAA Hot Weather Warning There are currently warnings of temperatures rising into the 40’s (Centigrade) in the UK during the coming week. As ever, the UK is poorly prepared for such thermal extremes so various authorities are releasing warnings about reducing travel, avoiding swimming in cold water and staying in the shade. Not wanting…
Why I’m not buying the DJI Mini 3 Pro Update. As of 18th August 2022, The Mavic 3 has achieved the first C1 marking for use in the European Economic Area only (so no UK C1 mark at the moment). However, see my next predictive blog here! Temptation I’m tempted. Yes, I’m so tempted to go…
This blog will be out of date for any renewal beyond 31st January 2023 An update on the popular ops manual update blog of 2021 Edit 28/12/2022: Please note that although this page desperately needs an update, this is currently on hold. On 7th December 2022, the CAA released their CAP722H document, which…
DJI Mavic 3 launch. Why shouldn’t we worry about the lack of a “C” mark? Update. As of 18th August 2022, The Mavic 3 has achieved the first C1 marking for use in the European Economic Area only (so no UK C1 mark at the moment). However, see my predictive blog here! DJI’s…
White Labelling. How to approach it and how to make it successful. White Labelling: What the hell is that then? The drone industry in the UK is made up of a LOT of sole traders and one-man companies. There are also a few bigger companies whose business model is to advertise for large contracts involving…
800ft Flight Above Deal Pier While on a short break in Kent, I checked the weather conditions and realised that there would be a great opportunity to create an image I’ve wanted to capture for several years…really since I’ve had access to a drone. Getting this image would require an 800ft flight above Deal Pier.…
2020 Drone Regulations – Seven Months In The 2016 Air Navigation Order 2020 Amendments. Note: This page has been edited at 29/12/2022 to remove legacy references to C1 marked drones. Other tweaks included and lfagged. At 23:00Hrs GMT on 31st December 2020 almost every rule around the flying of drones in the UK changed. …